Mining Incidents

Rimer Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Columbus Grove, Putnam County, OH  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3300126

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
34
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,483
proposed penalties
$5,221
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 684 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 487 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 1,893 2 2 1056.5
2024 Q2 2,250 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 761 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,923 2 0 1040.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2012 · 1 incident

March 20, 2012 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
The National Lime & Stone Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A malfunction in a pneumatic grease gun caused grease to spray onto his face and into his eyes, causing irritation to both eyes. This incident is reportable because the employee received prescription eye drops to use in his eyes.

2008 · 1 incident

September 2, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Was trimming weeds when something flew into his eye. Foreign object was imbedded.